So just a little bit late this update, but I’ve had an incredibly busy day and I’m half-dead. I went to NYC to check out a friend’s improv show, went and saw Ted, went home to watch TNA’s Destination X PPV and then watched the last couple hours of the Evo 2012 tournaments. All that plus the Lakers beat the Supersonics. It was a good day.

Ted is very much worth checking out, even if you’re jaded by the last ten years of Family Guy. And if you do see it, chances are very good that you’ll want to watch Flash Gordon ASAP.

But enough about my exploits. I’m joined by Jody, Gaijin Dan, Was Taters, Space Jawa and VersasoVantare.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1
James Robinson and Philip Tan

Hulk #55
Jeff Parker and Dale Eaglesham

Invincible #93
Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley

iZombie #27
Chris Roberson and Michael Allred

Justice League International #11
Dan Jurgens and Aaron Lopresti

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan #206
Hiroshi Shiibashi

One Piece #671
Eiichiro Oda

Punisher #13 (Jody’s pick)
Greg Rucka and Mico Suayan

Punisher #13
Greg Rucka and Mico Suayan

Stormwatch #11
Peter Milligan, Eduardo Pansica and Ignacio Calero

Ultimate Spider-Man #12
Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez

Uncanny X-Men #15
Kieron Gillen and Daniel Acuna

Worlds’ Finest #3
Paul Levitz, George Perez and Kevin Maguire

So Judd Winick decided that there needed to be an African incarnation of Dr. Doom and it would be an older Jeffry McWild from Virtua Fighter with a giant hammer. I can totally accept that.

Speaking of Batwing, I just realized that his first arc is so similar to the recent goings on in Batman’s main book. Since it’s been almost a month, I figure I can spoil, but both stories are about a big threat that Batwing/Batman are out to stop that they believe to be the very thing that ruined their lives and put them on the path to be who they are. In the end, they discover that the big villain is really their long-lost brother who went crazy. Funny coincidence, that.

Also, not sure which comic book romantic pairing I find more interesting: Robot/Monster Girl from Invincible or Red Hulk and Annie from Hulk. The latter’s segments this week were adorable as heck.

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9 comments to “This Week in Panels: Week 146”

The nature of LMDs is one of the most fascinating subjects that I’ve never seen anyone at Marvel really focus on. There tend to be little bits and pieces of insight in comics where somebody interacts with SHIELD/Nick Fury in some way, the occasional comi-tragic sub-character like the Diamondback LMD or Stanley Dreyfuss from the Elektra series, and I guess I still need to check out “Livewires”. But I’ve always been hoping someone would eventually write (or I would come across) a story looking at the metaphysical aspects of the concept. Since Ross is teamed with LMDs, works alongside old-style Machine Man and keeps getting mixed up in supernatural troubles (including going to Hell for a bit), Parker’s work on Hulk seems kind of the ideal time for someone to tackle the subject with a bit more seriousness than the usual gags. I guess I won’t mind if it doesn’t develop into anything, though. It’s been a really fun, solid read despite some uneven pacing.

Of course, I also feel somewhat the same way about all those clones who are murdered by the dozens (like the Marauders), but they’re clones. They don’t count.

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